Tree Recognition Challenge #2

[British Red]

This is a moderately unusual tree for challenge number 2. Just two pictures should be all thats needed to identify it

The leaves

The bark

Red

 

[British Red]

Quiet on this one.........................

 

[Osprey]

Holm Oak ?

 

[Shewie]

Red - I`ll have a pop at Blackthorn ????

 

[Ben_Hillwalker]

I second Holm Oak

 

[SOAR]

I'd say Holm Oak

 

[British Red]

excellent - might have to make these tougher

The bark - not the shape of the bark

This is a Holm Oak or Evergreen Oak Quercus Ilex

A useful tree - the wood is hard and durable as with other oaks and will burn when green

The bark is good source of tannin for tanning leather

The acorns (sweeter than normal) can be ground to a flour (although the tannin must be leached out to make it palatable) or roasted and ground to make a coffee substitute

Galls (raised lumps un the bark) have astringent properties and are useful in the treatment of dysentry and diarrhoea

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Quercus+ilex+ballota

Red

 

[andyn]

Red,

Aren't these pics already in your blog, and also been posted for ID before?

 

[British Red]

Andy - rats - a few of might be - just tring to keep SOAR amused really. I did a load for another forum and I tend to only keep one sequence of bark, leaf etc (found I had about a thousand so weeded em out).

(shrugs) theres pleant of photos around - I think a few will before the end though

Red (who has just found out that molten sugar is HOT......medic!)